So let's start with the good things:
If you happen to be into that then that's your show. But personally this is not my priority in a show.
For me this show is like every single gay (or LGBTQ) movie I have watched in the 2000s or 2010s. I am part of the LGBTQ community so I have seen several titles of this type and I just think Heartstopper brings nothing new to the table.
We live in 2022 now and these kind of clichés have gotten really old. The whole all boys high school, the protagonist fall for the athlete jock and believes he has no chance and then his abusive closeted boyfriend attacks him and his new crush comes to save him out of nowhere is like watching a 2011 K-Drama but in gay.
The show is incredibly superficial and portays a limited view of gay people. Especially when it comes to appearence, everyone in this show is objectively good looking and everyone is somehow a twink. The characters have no depth and seem to all be right out of a 13 year old girls fan fiction.
This show seems to be lacking balls (no pun intended) in today's climate. Living as a gay/bi teen has so much more depth, complexity with it especially in today's world. This show seems so disconnected from reality.
One of the most important points I want to make here is that I do not see accurate representation in this show. And while it may represent the lives of some of us, for most it is way too much of a fairytale. People love to call it relatable for everyone because it has realistic representation according to them but in my opinion that is soooo far from the truth.
Voicing any criticism towards this show will for sure trigger a chain reaction of purely hateful responses none of which are usually constructive, since the Heartstoppper fandom begins to resemble the BTS fandom in terms of toxicity with no respect towards personal opinion.
Final verdict for me is 2 out 10. If you like cutesy, wholesome shows then you'll love this. If you like rom-coms and K-dramas I'm sure you'll see this show as a masterpiece.
Personally, it didn't excite me much but I am eager so see more shows like this in the future that might bring something new and exciting to the table!
- It's cutesy, wholesome and has a fairytale-like story
- it's incredibly optimistic.
If you happen to be into that then that's your show. But personally this is not my priority in a show.
For me this show is like every single gay (or LGBTQ) movie I have watched in the 2000s or 2010s. I am part of the LGBTQ community so I have seen several titles of this type and I just think Heartstopper brings nothing new to the table.
We live in 2022 now and these kind of clichés have gotten really old. The whole all boys high school, the protagonist fall for the athlete jock and believes he has no chance and then his abusive closeted boyfriend attacks him and his new crush comes to save him out of nowhere is like watching a 2011 K-Drama but in gay.
The show is incredibly superficial and portays a limited view of gay people. Especially when it comes to appearence, everyone in this show is objectively good looking and everyone is somehow a twink. The characters have no depth and seem to all be right out of a 13 year old girls fan fiction.
This show seems to be lacking balls (no pun intended) in today's climate. Living as a gay/bi teen has so much more depth, complexity with it especially in today's world. This show seems so disconnected from reality.
One of the most important points I want to make here is that I do not see accurate representation in this show. And while it may represent the lives of some of us, for most it is way too much of a fairytale. People love to call it relatable for everyone because it has realistic representation according to them but in my opinion that is soooo far from the truth.
Voicing any criticism towards this show will for sure trigger a chain reaction of purely hateful responses none of which are usually constructive, since the Heartstoppper fandom begins to resemble the BTS fandom in terms of toxicity with no respect towards personal opinion.
Final verdict for me is 2 out 10. If you like cutesy, wholesome shows then you'll love this. If you like rom-coms and K-dramas I'm sure you'll see this show as a masterpiece.
Personally, it didn't excite me much but I am eager so see more shows like this in the future that might bring something new and exciting to the table!